Leycesteria formosa

Leycesteria formosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipsacales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Dipsacales

Familia: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamilia: Caprifolioideae
Genus: Leycesteria
Species: Leycesteria formosa

Name

Leycesteria formosa Wall., Fl. Indica (Roxburgh) 2: 182. 1824.

Synonyms

Heterotypic

• Leycesteria formosa var. brachysepala Airy-Shaw, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 169. 1932.
• Leycesteria formosa var. glandulosissima Airy-Shaw, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 169. 1932.
• Leycesteria formosa var. liogyne Hand.-Mazz., Symb. Sin. 7(4): 1051. 1936.
• Leycesteria formosa var. stenosepala Rehder, Pl. Wilson. 1: 312. 1912.
• Leycesteria limprichtii H. Winkler., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 493. 1922.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), Pakistani Kashmir (Kotli), Pakistan (Hazara, Pakistani Punjab, Murree), Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Nepal, Assam, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Mandalay), SE-Tibet, China (W-Guizhou, W-Sichuan, Yunnan) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Airy Shaw, H.K. 1932. A Revision of the Genus Leycesteria. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1932(4): 161–176. DOI: 10.2307/4118524 Reference page. 
• Wallich, N., 1824. Fl. Indica (Roxburgh) 2: 182.
• Yang, Q. Caprifoliaceae (sensu stricto). Draft for Flora of China. Published on internet. 2009 Sept 14 [1].

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Leycesteria formosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Leycesteria formosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Leycesteria formosa. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 15 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Leycesteria formosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Himalayan Honeysuckle
suomi: Tähkäkuusama
svenska: Axtry

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